Goals and Outcomes

Goals and Outcomes For the “Goals and Outcomes” section of your ePortfolio, please write your short and long term goals. An example of a short term goal could be to get on the honor roll for this trimester, or to maintain your grade point average. A long term goal would be to be accepted to the college of your choice, graduate school, etc. You may also include personal short and long term goals as well. Once your goals are set, apply them to the Brighton’s Desired Results for Student Learning (DRSLS). How can the DRSLS help you achieve your short and long term goals? DRSLS Core Academic Achievement: Students will demonstrate improvement in mastery in all core subjects as demonstrated by State and District standardized tests as well as departmental common assessments. School Atmosphere/Character: Students will participate in a safe and responsible educational environment as demonstrated by increased daily attendance, drug and alcohol education and participation in extra-curricular opportunities. Students will learn in a collaborative environment with increased access to teachers. Assignment In the space below, write your personal and academic short term goals (achievable in the next year). Write your personal and academic/career long term goals (achievable in the next 10 years). Write two paragraphs describing how the DRSLS can help you achieve your short and long term goals (one paragraph for short term goals, one paragraph for long term goals).

Macbeth Theme Notes

This is to help you identify themes, ideas and quotes in Macbeth. We will turn in whatever you use on this as part of your drafting process for your rough draft. You do not need to fill in the entire worksheet, just the parts that could be helpful to you. Macbeth Theme Notes During our reading of Macbeth, we have been studying the various themes presented in the play. This sheet is designed for you to keep notes about the themes we discuss. Keeping track of when themes appear in the play and which characters embody them will help you complete your final Macbeth compare and contrast essay. Please note that your references at the end of your quotations should refer to act, scene and line numbers, not to page numbers. You may either use Roman numerals or Arabic ones as you prefer. Example: (1.1.12-23) or (I.i.12-23) -- In this reference, the quotation would come from Act I, scene i, lines 12-23. The period should always appear at the end of your sentence, that is, after the parenthetical reference. Theme: Power and Corruption Does power have the ability to corrupt people? Act/Scene: Brief summary of scene: Quote that exemplifies theme (make sure to cite it correctly): Theme: Ambition When is ambition a negative and positive trait? Does the world need more or less ambition? Do the means justify the end? Act/Scene: Brief summary of scene: Quote that exemplifies theme (make sure to cite it correctly): Theme: Fate/Superstition Are our lives governed by fate or free will? Do our beliefs in superstitions or “predictions” cause us to behave differently than we would have otherwise? Act/Scene: Brief summary of scene: Quote that exemplifies theme (make sure to cite it correctly): Macbeth’s reaction to the predictions: Quote: Your explanation: Banquo’s reaction to the predictions: Quote: Your explanation: Theme: Appearance vs. Reality Are things really what they seem? Are people really who they seem? Act/Scene: Brief summary of scene: Quote that exemplifies theme (make sure to cite it correctly): Theme: Guilt How does guilt affect us? Act/Scene: Brief summary of scene: Quote that exemplifies theme (make sure to cite correctly):

Shaping the Essay

Shaping the Essay Compare/Contrast Rough Draft Introduction: General sentence about the thesis statement (a connection to a book, movie, historical example, or personal experience): __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Explain the above using an example or commentary: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Transition to the thesis/Claim statement. include the title and author: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ State your thesis in one sentence (must be arguable): ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thesis approval_______ First Body Paragraph (how characters are similar) Topic Sentence relating to first part of thesis statement: _________________________________________________________________________Transition to first evidence/Fact (tell who, what, where,—set it up): __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lead in to first Evidence/Fact (should flow into the sentence structure) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Evidence/Fact (direct quote from the text): “________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________”Lead out (finish sentence): ___________________________________________________________________ ( ). Supporting Claim/Commentary (minimum of two sentences--analyze and interpret the quote—dig deep! No summarizing!!): ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Transition to second evidence/fact (tell who, what, where,—set it up): _________________________________________________________________________Lead in to Evidence/Fact (should flow into the sentence structure): __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Evidence/Fact (direct quote from the text): “________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________”Lead out (finish sentence): ___________________________________________________________________ ( ). Supporting Claim/Commentary (minimum of two lines--analyze and interpret the quote—dig deep! No summarizing!!): ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Concluding sentence (gives new commentary on this paragraph and backs thesis):_____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Second Body Paragraph (How characters are different) Topic Sentence relating to first part of thesis statement: _________________________________________________________________________Transition to first evidence/Fact (tell who, what, where,—set it up): __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lead in to first Evidence/Fact (should flow into the sentence structure) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Evidence/Fact (direct quote from the text): “________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________”Lead out (finish sentence): ___________________________________________________________________ ( ). Supporting Claim/Commentary (minimum of two sentences--analyze and interpret the quote—dig deep! No summarizing!!): ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Transition to second evidence/fact (tell who, what, where,—set it up): _________________________________________________________________________Lead in to Evidence/Fact (should flow into the sentence structure): __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Evidence/Fact (direct quote from the text): “________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________”Lead out (finish sentence): ___________________________________________________________________ ( ). Supporting Claim/Commentary (minimum of two lines--analyze and interpret the quote—dig deep! No summarizing!!): ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Concluding sentence (gives new commentary on this paragraph and backs thesis):_____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Third Body Paragraph (counter Claim) Topic Sentence introducing the idea that others may disagree with the argument: _________________________________________________________________________what an opposing point of view may say (“Others may say,” or “Some critics may Believe ______”) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Refutation/counter claim ( . . . however, _______________) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Evidence/fact (direct quote from the text): “________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________”Lead out (finish sentence): __________________________________________________________________ ( ). Commentary (minimum of two sentences--analyze and interpret the quote—dig deep! No summarizing!!): ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Transition to second opposing point of view (“Others may say,” or “Some critics may Believe ______”) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Refutation/counter claim ( . . . however, _______________) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Evidence/fact (direct quote from the text): “________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________”Lead out (finish sentence): __________________________________________________________________ ( ). Commentary (minimum of two sentences--analyze and interpret the quote—dig deep! No summarizing!!): ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Concluding sentence (gives new commentary on this paragraph and backs thesis):____________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Closing Paragraph Restate thesis (using all new words): __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Answer the “so what?” question (universalize—why do we still read this text? What value does it have? Why do we care about it?): ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Conclude with a clinching sentence: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Macbeth and Summer Reading Compare/Contrast Essay

Informative/Explanatory Writing In classic tragedies, the important characters experience downfalls, usually caused by something within themselves. For example, in the Shakespeare play Macbeth, one of Duncan’s problems is that he trusted people who were not worthy of being trusted; Macbeth’s problems stem from his ambition to become king and his willingness to do anything to attain it; and Lady Macbeth’s problems stem from her blindness to the repercussions of calling on the spirits of darkness. Assignment: Write a compare/contrast essay using one character from your summer reading book (A Tale of Two Cities, Watership Down, or Jane Eyre) and a character from Macbeth. Analyze the central themes of the works and how they are related to the characters' personalities. Explain the internal problems the characters have and what caused the conflict and/or tragedies that result. Guidelines: Choose two characters, one from the summer reading book and one from the play Macbeth. Include a clearly defined thesis statement in your introduction where you make a statement about the characters’ personalities and the conflicts that result. Your entire paper must work to support this thesis statement. Avoid plot summary. Instead, use specific references to the two characters to develop your analysis. Organize your ideas in a unified and coherent manner. Specify the titles and authors of the literature you choose. This is a formal paper, so demonstrate an awareness of your audience by typing in 12 point Times New Roman without ‘you’ or ‘I’. Bring your essay to a thoughtful, original conclusion. Typed rough draft is due ________________________________. Final draft is due ______________________________________. No late work will be accepted.

Brown Bag Book Report

Brown Bag Book Report For your first outside reading book report, your assignment is to create a cover for your book. It cannot be a copy of the existing cover. Be creative. You are not graded on your artistic ability but on your creativity. Put your newly created cover on the front of the bag. Inside the bag you will put: • Something that represents a character from the book • Something that represents the plot (or story) • Something that represents the theme (or lesson learned) Everything inside the bag must be an object—NO PAPER. You will present your brown bag book report to the class on ___________________________. You will be graded on how well you present the material. Watch that you don’t fill your presentation with “like” and “um.” Practice your report so it flows smoothly. Your report should last 1-2 minutes, so use your time wisely. If you have any questions, be sure to talk to me BEFORE you are scheduled for your report.